There are tons of posts written about WordPress plugins that extend the functionality of your blog. I’ve added my two cents. But can too many plugins slow down your site? We’ve all been to websites that take forever to load and we often leave without viewing a single page. The speed at which a site loads is important for retaining [...]
I was faced with a challenge recently: Create a forum where members of a national association can view and comment on documents. Thing is, the documents had to be private and available to association members only. I put out a request on the social media channels for advice, but received scant feedback. I ruled out Google Docs after privacy and [...]
Plugins extends the functionality of WordPress, the already terrific, free, open source blogging platform. But with over 18,000 to choose from, it can quickly get overwhelming. We occasionally review some of our favorite plugins, like WPTouch which allows you to Get Your WordPress Blog Mobile Friendly In Less Than 5 Minutes. Here are three plugins that enhance the back-end administrative [...]
If you blog, the free and open source WordPress is the way to go. The number of sites built with WordPress is over 60 million and counting. Why it is so popular? It offers a range of features and flexibility, with a simple and intuitive backend user interface. It’s optimized for search engines. Oh, and it’s free. But it’s much [...]
We’re consuming more information on our mobile devices, including blog posts. As bloggers we know that content is king. We also spend a bit lots of time fiddling with the format, font, color, and a ton of other design features to enhance readability and make the experience for our visitors pleasant and efficient. Unfortunately all of that formatting doesn’t translate [...]
The value of blogging is well documented. We’re believers as evidenced by this blog. But let’s face it, putting out quality, consistent blog posts takes time and effort. The newly enhanced WordPress mobile app from one of the top blogging and content management platforms just made it a little easier. The impressive laundry list of new features include: ★ A [...]
Entrepreneurs who work with clients across the globe and small businesses with workers in home offices and remote locations don’t miss a beat today with the proliferation of cloud based collaboration tools. Here are five FREE tools with editing and sharing capabilities. Evernote We’ve written about Evernote. Heck, we even did a Tech Tutorial video on the application. But it’s [...]
If you blog (and you should), it doesn’t get any better than WordPress. We here at Rocket Matter are unabashed evangelizers for the self-hosted WordPress platform. But there are millions of blogs out there. To stand out you’ll need quality, current content. Search – Google, Yahoo, Bing — drives traffic. So you’ll also need a site that’s optimized to make [...]
